Nephrologists should voluntarily divulge survival data to potential dialysis patients: A questionnaire study

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-273

  Fine, Adrian ^a,b   Fontaine, Bunny ^a   Kraushar, Maryann M ^a   Rich, Beverly R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Informed consent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 19444376999     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080502500310     Document Type: Article

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